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Access Airtable comments via external triggers

Send a webhook to Notis and it retrieves all comments on a specific Airtable record, letting you bring discussion threads into other systems.

Trigger

Webhook received

Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.

Action

List Comments

Retrieves all comments for a specific record in an airtable table, requiring existing `baseid`, `tableidorname`, and `recordid`.

Why this helps

Reviewing Airtable discussions requires manual browsing, and you can't automatically escalate important conversations to other platforms.

  • Monitor Airtable discussions externally
  • Integrate comments with other systems
  • Reduce context-switching for conversations

Setup

Build it in a few focused steps.

  • 1Connect Airtable to Notis.
  • 2Create an automation: 'When you receive a webhook with a record ID, retrieve all comments on that Airtable record and return them.'
  • 3Notis generates a webhook URL for this automation.
  • 4Call the webhook from your external system with a record ID.
  • 5Review the comment list in the response.

Questions about this workflow

What information do I need to provide in the webhook?

Provide the base ID, table name, and record ID for the record whose comments you want to retrieve.

Can I filter comments by date or author?

Yes. Describe your filter in the automation prompt (e.g., 'only comments from the last week') and Notis applies it.

Is there a limit to how many comments can be retrieved?

Airtable's API supports large comment lists. Very active records may need pagination.

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Supported Triggers and Actions

Notis builds workflows that link Jira to Airtable. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.

Jira triggers

Airtable actions

New Issue

Fires when a new issue is created in the Jira project you configure. Only issues created in that project produce an event.

TriggerInstant

Create base

Creates a new airtable base with specified tables and fields within a workspace; ensure field options are valid for their type.

ActionInstant

New Project

Triggered when a new project is added in Jira

TriggerInstant

Create Comment

Creates a new comment on a specific record within an airtable base and table.

ActionInstant

Updated Issue

Fires when an existing issue is changed in the Jira project you configure — for example its status, assignee, or any other field on the issue is updated. Only issues in that project produce an event. It does not fire on comment activity: adding, editing, or deleting a comment on an issue will not produce an event from this trigger.

TriggerInstant

Create Field

Creates a new field within a specified table in an airtable base.

ActionInstant

Create multiple records

Creates multiple new records in a specified airtable table.

ActionInstant

Create a record

Creates a new record in a specified airtable table; field values must conform to the table's column types.

ActionInstant

Create table

Creates a new table within a specified existing airtable base, allowing definition of its name, description, and field structure.

ActionInstant

Delete Comment

Deletes an existing comment from a specified record in an airtable table.

ActionInstant

Delete multiple records

Deletes up to 10 specified records from a table within an airtable base.

ActionInstant

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